Polishing composition



Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

POLISHING COMPOSITION,

1T0 Drawing. Application filed March 23,1925, Serial No. 17,800, and inGermany January 21, 1925.

Inthe production of oil of roses from roses a wax-like substance isobtained as a by-product, which is sold as rose-wax. In the course ofexperiments for the utilization 5 of rose-wax for industrial purposes itwas found that rose-wax acts similarly to coffeewax in polishingcompositions for leather, linoleum, wood and the like as amea'ns forincreasing the .brilliance of the polish.

Hence, rose-wax can be utilized in the polishing compositions as asubstitute for coffee-wax, As \comparedwit-h coffee-wax it has certainadvantages (1) It reduces the volatilization of the 1 wax solvent in thepolishing compositions.

(2) An addition of rpse-wafx increases the polish on the surface in thecontainer;

A suitable proportion of coffee-wax and 1 rose-wax in polishingcompositions is, for

instance, 50 parts coffee-wax, 50 parts rosewax. It is, however, alsopossible to use a smaller addition of rose-wax and the cofi'ee wax maybe entirely replaced by rose-wax.

The constituents of the polishing composi- 26 tion may, for instance, beused in the follow- .ing proportions by weight Parts. Montan wax 7Carnauba wax -1 5 Ceresine 16 Aniline dyes 1 4 Oil of turpentine 68 Amixture of. coflee-wax and rose-wax half-and-half..- 1%

Rose wax, like cofi'ee wax, not only in- 3L creases the brilliancy buthas the characterist'ic property not possessed by any other wax ofimparting to the polishing agent special homogeneity and permits veryfine sub-division of the polishing agent.. Due to 40 the great economyin the use of the polishinglagent greater brillianc is obtained.

a aving now particular y described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 2-- 1. -A polishing composition of wax-like characterfor leather, linoleum, wood and the like containing as ingredients rosewax andcoflee wax. Y

2, A polishing composition of wax-like I character for leather,linoleum, wood and the like consisting of Montan and carnauba waxes,ceresine', aniline dyes, oil of turpentine, and a mixture of coffeewaxand rose -wax.

3. A polishing composition as claimed'in claim 2 characterized in thatthe ingredientsare combined in the following proportions by weight:Montan wax 7 parts, carnauba n wax 5 parts, ceresine 16 parts, anilinedyes 4v parts, oil of turpentine68 parts, and 1 to 3 parts ofcofi'ee-wax androse-wax.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

J AKOB SOHWARZKOPF.

